Possible inspiration

This post will show what I find could be possible inspiration for my progression in this course.
Car graveyard

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256470/Haunting-pictures-Belgian-car-graveyard-US-soldiers-hid-beautiful-vintage-motors-WWII.html

I am inspired by this as it beautifully shows how nature is reclaiming the metal we have torn from it and the effect created is quite stunning

The work of Hayley rose horzepa is also quite inspiring

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hayley-rose-horzepa/the-car-graveyard-photos_b_1564998.html 

This is what I feel is the most effective of her work with the contrasts of white and rust with the light pouring through the photograph makes it a very effective composition because it gets the viewers eye to move around and take in the little details 

from my research into this i have found that Belgium is by far the best place for car grave yards as all of the cars used by the soldiers in the second world war were abandoned there and have been left to rust and decay

An example of this is:

This was taken from. http://www.boredpanda.com/chatillon-car-graveyard-abandoned-cars-cemetery-belgium/

It is however better portrayed by this video as it shows us a persons experience with this incredible place this further inspired me as it gives us a better look at this site showing how much potential there is to develop and continue adapting this idea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2dnVKlalls  

From this I took a variety of images reflecting my view on this whist also showing my inspiration and perhaps leading the way for further work

I feel that this image is the most effective composition that I created as the contrast of colour gets your eyes to move around the image but it doesn't take away from  the focal point

Objects and observations

I generalised my sketches around rust and rusty objects and the objects I used I have created an analysis of.

Rust- it is the oxidisation of iron and it usually turns the metal a red/orange colour. It also occurs in steel but some grades such as stainless steel do not due to the addition of chromium or a zinc coating. It is a form of corrosion and it can symbolise the metal fading and returning to the earth in which it was torn out of, it beautifully shows the circle of life we come from the dirt and eventually we return to it. 

Spanner- it is a 15/16 inch/1 inch spanner made of a solid piece of mild steel most likely cast moulded they created the steel using something called the Bessemer process which involved smelting pig iron in a Bessemer converter before putting it through an open hearth furnace.

Shovel- it is a coal shovel used when most houses still had coal fires. It belongs to my Nan she has had it since it was new and it has remained in her shed since she got the fire replaced over 20 years ago so has been exposed to the elements constantly causing it to become far more rusted than it was when it was put there. It is made of mild steel and back when it was new it would cost the equivalent of approximately £10.

Chisel- it is a cold steel chisel that would’ve been used in construction most likely bathroom to get tiles off the wall. It has a green paint coating that hasn’t been reapplied since it was new so it has faded and chipped away allowing for the chisel to oxidise and rust more in some places than others.

Shears- they are made of steel most likely tool steel or mild steel they were most likely used for cutting through thick wire or tin used for garage roofs back around the 1960’s. They have vastly oxidised since they were put into my nans shed many years ago but the way they were made ensured that they are still strong enough to still be used today for their intended purpose

i did two pages worth of observations of each of these objects:

these were all done using various media, time limits and techniques

i also tried to show various interpretations by doing them from different viewpoints to show the object in a different way

i feel that they were a success as they portray the object and my viewpoint on it accurately and through doing this process i have improved my skills learning what works well and what doesn't and then refining my sketches to make them more effective 

these studies are just using various grades of soft graphite i feel they look effective because they accurately portray the object they are studies of  some more than others i also feel that this is one technique i would use again as it plays nicely with the texture of rust 

Collage workshop

This is a step by step guide to how we were shown to create a textured collage using a variety of techniques.

We began by shredding some newspaper and gluing it down to half of a sketchbook page considering composition 

 We then added a thin layer of emulsion to dull down the colour of the print on the page which would make a later sketch stand out more

After this whilst it was all still wet we tore sections of the newspaper off to give a contrast of colour and to give it more texture 

 The pieces we tore off we then stuck down to another sheet to create a second composition without wasting any materials

 We then sketched over this using compressed charcoal which i feel played nicely with the light background and texture 

 We did the same on the second piece we had created giving a similar but different effect

 We then repeated the process with tissue paper to give a different effect

 I feel it doesn't look as effective with this colour background as it masked the tone i was trying to put in more than a light colour would and I didn't like working with this media as it tore and distorted too easily 

I tried again with tissue paper but using a lighter colour, I feel this is more effective as it stands out more and looks more realistic.